National News

The European Union has condemned the stoning to death sentence passed against an Iranian woman convicted for adultery, saying it was "barbaric beyond words". More...

Regional Australia had been the big winner out of the independents' negotiations with Labor to form government. More...

Manly coach Des Hasler has been forced to search far and wide to cobble together an unfamiliar line-up for Sunday's final against St George Illawarra. More...

A German tourist has been sedated and will undergo surgery after being attacked during a suspected sexual assault in Cairns, police say. More...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has formed the first federal minority government since World War II, but the key independents have warned Labor is on parole. More...

Nationals leader Warren Truss says independents Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor will be judged by their electors on a decision to back Labor. More...

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he is "disappointed" with the decision of independents to support a minority Labor government. More...

The head of betting agency Sportingbet, Michael Sullivan, has called on the major codes in Australia to each appoint a specialist to oversee gambling on sports. More...

Small-to-mid tier miners continue to hope the planned new mining tax will be scrapped altogether. More...

Danny Green says he's giving boxing fans what they want by agreeing to fight unbeaten American BJ Flores in the wake of his last highly-controversial bout. More...

Two alleged Rebel bikies and another man have been charged with extorting money from a Newcastle business. More...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Labor is prepared to deliver stable and effective government for the next three years. More...

ALP leader Julia Gillard will form the first minority federal government since 1940 after winning the support of key rural independents. More...

A two-year-old boy has been killed in a crash south of Brisbane - the third death on Queensland roads in less than four hours. More...

The body, believed to be that of a missing Sydney teenager in the NSW Snowy Mountains, has been found. More...

Homeowners can rest easy for another month after the Reserve Bank left its key interest rate unchanged after Tuesday's board meeting. More...

About 300 properties are at risk of flooding in northern and western Victoria. More...

Independent MP Rob Oakeshott says there is more work to do before announcing which of the two parties the rural independents will back for minority government. More...

Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Mike Phelan will travel to Indonesia for the last-ditch attempt by drug mule Scott Rush to avoid the firing squad. More...

Interest rates are set to rise and commercial property values will skyrocket, a leading economist says. More...